Saturday, 9 March 2013

Edutainment - A portmanteau of Education & Entertainment

Edutainment
(a portmanteau of Education & Entertainment), as the name suggests
quite well, is any content that educates people while keeping the
amusement quotient high. Edutainment is anything that helps one gain
knowledge, but, in a manner that it doesn’t become burdensome. Though
this sort of education is known to us since ages, but what’s new is the
term Edutainment we have started referring to now-a-days. Thinking when
did we learn something in a play-way method? Well, think about all the
parables and fables? And various kid-games like alphabets and building
blocks? Or even that show on the large LCD mounted in one corner of your
wall?This
unintentional and informal way of gaining knowledge is what we now call
Edutainment. And here learning is not just limited to gaining enough
knowledge to pass the examinations, it is much larger than that.
Countries these days use means of edutainment to spread awareness about
various fatal diseases and social issues like cancer and women abuse
respectively. Movie makers and software developers now-a-days come up
with entertaining products that help attract and maintain the audience,
while blending in some deliberate message or sort of knowledge. That
said, edutainment has a bright future ahead. And it is here to remain.And
since, this concept soon became a hit, companies are raking in profits
simply by presenting the consumers with sources that make sure we learn a
lot while getting amused. Media has played a vital role in expanding
this concept to every nook-and-corner of the world. Majority of computer
games being developed these days ensure the same, and become instant
hits with the people playing them. And the schools, where the future
scientists and doctors of the Earth spend a major part of their day,
have also come up with creative learning strategies that do not let
children surround by boring vibes while going to schools.This is the effect of Edutainment, and it is just growing bigger by the second, for good!!Visit our website www.mediaagility-edutainment.comLike Edutainment on FacebookFollow Edutainment on TwitterSubscribe Edutainment YouTube Channel